Smith v. Melton

McINERNEY, Justice.

Original proceeding brought by Mrs. Naomi Smith, appearing pro se, as appellant, against Tommy Melton, City Clerk of Midwest City, Oklahoma, appellee, in the nature of an appeal from a decision of the city clerk refusing to certify as sufficient an initiative petition filed by appellant, and others not appealing. Dr. Thomas Dunn, Mrs. Jean French and T. A. Curtin protested the sufficiency of the petition before the city clerk and appear here as appellees.

The decision of the city clerk was based upon his findings (1) that the number of valid signatures is not equal to twenty…